negotiator.boaframework.agent

Class TheBOAagent

java.lang.Object

negotiator.Agent

negotiator.boaframework.agent.BOAagent

negotiator.boaframework.agent.TheBOAagent

public class TheBOAagent
extends BOAagent

This class is used to convert a BOA agent created using the GUI to a real agent. The parseStrategyParameters loads the information object, the agentSetup uses the information object to load the agent using reflexion.

Version:

19/12/11

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.agent.BOAagent

acceptConditions, negotiationSession, offeringStrategy, omStrategy, opponentModel, outcomeSpace, savedOutcomes

Fields inherited from class negotiator.Agent

fNegotiation, parametervalues, sessionNr, sessionsTotal, startTime, strategyParameters, timeline, totalTime, utilitySpace

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TheBOAagent()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	agentSetup() Loads and initializes the decoupled components of the agent.
void	cleanUp() Removes the references to all components such that the garbage collector can remove them.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the agent.
void	parseStrategyParameters(java.lang.String variables) Loads the BOA agent information object created by using the GUI.

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.agent.BOAagent

chooseAction, getAcceptanceStrategy, getOfferingStrategy, getOpponentModel, getVersion, init, ReceiveMessage, setDecoupledComponents

Methods inherited from class negotiator.Agent

endSession, getAgentID, getParameterValues, getSessionNumber, getSessionsTotal, getStrategyParameters, getUtility, internalInit, isUIAgent, loadSessionData, restartDataObjectsFolder, saveSessionData, setAgentID, setName, sleep

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TheBOAagent

public TheBOAagent()

Method Detail

agentSetup

public void agentSetup()

Loads and initializes the decoupled components of the agent.

Specified by:

agentSetup in class BOAagent

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the agent.

Specified by:

getName in class BOAagent

Returns:

name of the agent.

cleanUp

public void cleanUp()

Removes the references to all components such that the garbage collector can remove them.

Overrides:

cleanUp in class BOAagent

parseStrategyParameters

public void parseStrategyParameters(java.lang.String variables)
                             throws java.lang.Exception

Loads the BOA agent information object created by using the GUI. The agentSetup method uses this information to load the necessary components by using reflexion.

Overrides:

parseStrategyParameters in class Agent

Throws:

java.lang.Exception